Urgent Bite 244 – Is it a Fracture or a Break?
Are your patients aware that a fracture is the same as a break? Do they think that one is worse than the other?
Urgent Bite 243 – DKA with SGLT-2 inhibitors
Type 2 diabetics can present with a DKA associated with SGLT-2 inhibitors. And it may be euglycaemic. So be wary.
Urgent Bite 242 – Thinking about worms and abdominal pain
Pinworms are often asymptomatic, or cause mild pruritus ani, but do they cause abdominal pain?
The Night Before – An Ode to Urgent Care
If you are working in urgent care over the holiday period, thank you.
A Christmas Bite – Myocardial Infarction at Christmas
While the Christmas period is supposed to be a happy holiday for all, there are many increased stressors at this time of year. These papers give food for thought for the season.
Urgent Bite 241 – Reye Syndrome
We should be familiar with Reye Syndrome and its association with aspirin.
Urgent Bite 240 – The Epitrochlear Lymph Node
Do you palpate for the epitrochlear lymph node?
Urgent Bite 239 – The Examination Ritual
An interesting and thought-provoking TED talk that argues for the need for clinicians to continue to examine patients thoroughly.
Urgent Bite 238 – Possible Assistance Needed
Do you have a way to quickly and succinctly indicate that there is a possible patient of clinical concern within your clinic?
Tachycardic patients in Urgent Care – Dr Lindsey Fish
This week we talk with Dr Lindsey Fish, Medical Director of the Peña Southwest Urgent Care Clinic at the Denver Health and Hospital. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.